Workshops
Registration in advanced is required for all of our workshops! Please reach out to jjones@crs-help.ca or call us at 519-751-4357 ext 312 to learn more!
Job Searching Session
Learn how to:
Find Job Ads online
Search Job Sites for your specific job search
Create an email address specific for job searching
Attach your resume to an email and send online
Interview Workshop
This session looks at the preparation required before an interview and gives an insight into what happens in different types of interviews including panel, telephone and assessment center situations.
The session will cover:
Types of interviews recruiters and employers use
Interview preparation
Introductory, Behavioral and Scenario-based questions
Positive post-interview reflection
Cover Letter and Resume Workshop
This workshop is designed to give you the skills to target your applications to specific employers, demonstrate your competencies, and make a great first impression.
Job Search & Cover Letter Workshop
This workshop is designed to assist you with developing your cover letter to compliment your resume and respond to a specific job ads.
Learn how to outline your knowledge, skills and experience activities for maximum impact and focus your content to match job requirements.
When you have attended this workshop and revised your resume, attend a Resume Lab workshop to receive feedback on your document.
Resume Lab Session
Review your current resume in a group setting and get tips and advice on layout, content, headings and formatting.
Key things to know about this workshop:
You will learn how to avoid the common mistakes and improve your current resume so that you have a better chance of gaining an invitation to a job interview.
Please be prepared to work with an electronic copy of your resume.
Gain ideas from other students and take advantage of group
Power Of Possible (POP) Workshop
This is a 30 hour job readiness workshop that is offered to registered job seekers.
What you will learn:
Pre-employment skills such as the different types of resumes and how to write one, goal setting and how to write goals, money management & budgeting
Interview preparation – how to answer tough questions, how to open and close an interview
Mental tools and principles of self-sufficiency
The basics of cover letters
*Certificates awarded to clients who complete this workshop*